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Rolling Stone: General Deployed Psy-Ops Against US Senators
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe U.S. Army ordered a "psychological operations" team to manipulate visiting U.S. senators into pushing for more funding and troops for the war in Afghanistan, according to a report in Rolling Stone magazine. Three-star U.S. general Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is accused of deploying propaganda techniques, which the Army says are intended to "alter the behavior of foreign populations," against visiting U.S. dignitaries to Afghanistan in a potentially illegal, months-long operation to lobby Congress. Caldwell is responsible for the training of Afghan security forces. Gen. David Petraeus, the ...
Message to GOP: Don't Kill START Just to Spite Obama
By Barbara Slavin - AOL News
(Nov. 17) -- The lame duck Congress faces two important decisions and should not let partisan politics get in the way of national interest. First, it needs to extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans. Second, it needs to ratify a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia. The first is a no-brainer at a time when nearly 10 percent of Americans are unemployed and the recovery from the worst recession in half a century is anemic at best. But the second is also a no-brainer. Especially for those who believe that Russia is still a threat to America two decades after the end of the ...
Openings Give Obama Chance to Shape Military
By Andrea Stone - AOL News
WASHINGTON (Nov. 8) -- Here's one place with plenty of job openings: the "E" Ring of the Pentagon. In the next several months, the secretary of defense and four of the six uniformed members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are expected to retire. This kind of mass exodus of military brass is "virtually unheard of," said John Ullyot, a Republican strategist and former spokesman for the Senate Armed Services Committee. "It's very rare to have so many service chiefs up" all at once, he said. "Even in peacetime this would be a lot of turnover, a lot of change for the biggest part of the ...
Congress Returns to Washington With Everything on the Line
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAfter a five-week recess in their home states and districts, members of the House and Senate return to Washington this week with a mile-long list of items left to tackle before the end of the year, but precious little time before the crucial midterm elections. With polls showing Democrats in danger of losing either or both chambers of Congress, each vote before the election will be scrutinized by jittery incumbents for its ability to aid or hurt their very survival. Top congressional advisers say the electoral anxiety will likely translate to an abbreviated September session, dominated by ...
Hillary Clinton's Next Stop: Replacing Robert Gates at Defense?
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailySpeculation is bubbling at the prospect of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of Defense upon Robert Gates retirement in 2011. Gates, the only Republican holdover from the Bush Administration, recently told "Foreign Policy" magazine that he planned to step down next year. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said in an e-mail to reporters, "This is not Secretary Gates announcing his retirement. This is the secretary musing about when it would make sense for him to finally bow out. He has long said he would not serve the whole term and now he has told Foreign Policy that he ...
Lawmakers Fret About Counting on Afghans, Costs in Advance of Obama Speech
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAs President Obama prepares to lay out his war strategy for Afghanistan, lawmakers on Capitol Hill today expressed concerns about the ability of the Afghan government and military to build on increased American support and the cost of sending additional U.S. troops. ...
Republicans, Democrats Clash Over N.Y. Trial for Accused 9/11 Plotters
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe partisan debate continued today over the Obama administration's decision to try the accused Sept. 11 conspirators in a civilian court in New York, with Republicans asserting they should face a military tribunal because the attacks were an act of war, while Democrats said the trial would demonstrate to the world the U.S. commitment to the rule of law. ...
Reed 'Not Interested' in Running with Obama
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailySen. Jack Reed (D) of Rhode Island said yesterday that he was "not interested" in the Vice-Presidential slot on the Democratic ticket with Sen. Barack Obama. Reed's name has been mentioned as a possible running mate for Obama due to his military experience and his perceived credibility on national security issues. Reed is a graduate of West Point, served admirably in Vietnam, holds a seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and has made numerous trips to Iraq, where he will accompany Obama later this month.It is considered bad form by many to openly campaign for the Vice-Presidency, so ...
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